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<h1>Designing a help system
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Get an overview of what components are in a help system, and how HTML Help assists you in creating, managing, organizing, compiling, and testing help files. 
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Make your help system more accessible for users with disabilities. 
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Start your design by deciding how your help system will be delivered and who your audience is. Then create plans for how to organize and present your help system. 
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Design your help system by deciding how you want your topics to appear and how closely you want to integrate help into the program you are documenting. 
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There are special considerations to make when you design a help system for the Web. You must also plan to update and manage the Web site. 
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